Thread: why do people start steroids when they're not even that big or strong

Ah yes, the age old test for if you're ready for steroids.

How much you can bench.

Impatience, something that most of our society suffers with. This is the age of instant gratification. Why should becoming bigger or stronger be any different.

People want it and they want it now.

You can really argue that no one is "ready" for steroids. People can make gains for decades. Do you think anyone has really reached their ultimate physical potential before taking steroids? I don't think so. Some people may come close, but it is highly subjective to say when people are ready.

What do you think makes them ready?

My feeling is that when you know enough about how to squeeze the most out of your diet and your training without AAS, you're probably ready to use these agents intelligently.

I don't mind anyone looking for a "quick fix"! Hell, I would be ALL OVER a quick fix if I could ever freaking FIND one! The issue isn't that the desire for instant gratification is something to be admonished. I mean, what's wrong with wanting it RIGHT NOW?

The problem is that of misinformation, not ignoble motivation. The "stuff that works" is diet > training > drugs, but the kiddos don't know this yet because the oh-so-shiny internet tells them it's drugs > supplements > training > > > > > diet.

The kiddos are still too young to recognize the old adage "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is" and get sucked in by snakes in gyms and on the internet who will sell - without conscience - to anyone.

My .02

Lets not discount our old friend laziness. He usually comes to the party with ignorance.

See, that's the thing Gaz - I ADMIRE laziness. But only when he works for me...

Originally Posted by Built

My feeling is that when you know enough about how to squeeze the most out of your diet and your training without AAS, you're probably ready to use these agents intelligently.

I don't mind anyone looking for a "quick fix"! Hell, I would be ALL OVER a quick fix if I could ever freaking FIND one! The issue isn't that the desire for instant gratification is something to be admonished. I mean, what's wrong with wanting it RIGHT NOW?

The problem is that of misinformation, not ignoble motivation. The "stuff that works" is diet > training > drugs, but the kiddos don't know this yet because the oh-so-shiny internet tells them it's drugs > supplements > training > > > > > diet.

The kiddos are still too young to recognize the old adage "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is" and get sucked in by snakes in gyms and on the internet who will sell - without conscience - to anyone.

My .02

that's worth way more than 2 cents.

Originally Posted by masokist

i see guys starting steroids and theyre not even that strong or big. it makes no sense. they cnt even bench 315 naturally, theyre max is like 250 or whatever and theyre juicing. why??? this makes no sense. i dont get it. does this make any sense to anyone at all? I just felt like ranting, and yes im clean but looking to start soon.

why don't you ask them?

Originally Posted by Built

See, that's the thing Gaz - I ADMIRE laziness. But only when he works for me...

You hiring? I'm more than qualififed.

Originally Posted by ALBOB

You hiring? I'm more than qualififed.

I can confirm this.
Albob is retired Chair Force.

He's like an old hound dog that lies on the porch all day...but drools more...

heres what makes me confused, im young, im legal but still young lol and i see guys older than me who are smaller and weaker talking bout a cycle, it confuses me. i know i could go for years and year clean and continue to grow natty but i see guys do cycles and when they come off im like you used steroids to look like that ???

Originally Posted by Built

See, that's the thing Gaz - I ADMIRE laziness. But only when he works for me...

I think you are confusing working smarter than harder, with laziness.

How can some people jump right into using LSD when they haven't even explored how far their own mind will take them?

Better yet how can 40 year old people with perfectly functioning legs walk into a store and justify using the electric shopping cart when their only problem is they are fat....

better than Prozac

Better yet why did Roid go straight from hand jobs for $20 to taking it up the fudge shoot for $30 and skipped the whole finger in the balloon knot why getting head experience?